anyone kinda miss the 24 man and 3 night BOLA? I don't mind that PWG has kept it small for BOLA and probably not expecting that back for BOLA this year either (probably for the better anyways) but I do miss the fact it had some kinda epic feel to it

El Asian wrote:anyone kinda miss the 24 man and 3 night BOLA? I don't mind that PWG has kept it small for BOLA and probably not expecting that back for BOLA this year either (probably for the better anyways) but I do miss the fact it had some kinda epic feel to it

The cost was probably too high or something, maybe they had trouble getting that many wrestlers to show up

El Asian wrote:anyone kinda miss the 24 man and 3 night BOLA? I don't mind that PWG has kept it small for BOLA and probably not expecting that back for BOLA this year either (probably for the better anyways) but I do miss the fact it had some kinda epic feel to it

24-man BOLA was cool, but 16 gives it a prestigious feel which is also cool.

What I miss the most about 24 guys is the random entrants. People you wouldn't expect in BOLA. Then again they've also had surprises since returning to the old format, with guys like Omega debuting within the tourney.

After watching Against The Grain, I can't help but say that I've never been as annoyed with the Reseda crowd as I was now (thankfully PWG took actions afterwards). The bald Charles Mercury-looking guy in front row with the shirt or whatever on his shoulder has always been somewhat of a distraction, but now he had his own damn show going on! Every 4 or 5 seconds I saw his round bald and waving hands take 1/5 of the view. Going to a legitimate verbal battle with the wrestlers wasn't that cool either.

Then what? The beer-zipping woman (apparently somehow associated with Fake Charles Mercury) and her annoying antics, the always drunk old man yelling his loungs out with stupid shit and some asshole hanging from the second rope when Generico approaches them.

Honestly man, as a follower of both PWG and Chikara, I can tell you PWG has the best cream of new talent right now. There are a bunch of extremely talented guys who are just now getting some exposure. Goodtime debuts for ROH, the Cutlers are debuting for DGUSA and hopefully more to come. These guys deserve it.

I think Gatson would be perfect for DGUSA. Ryan Taylor's also really good.

thats right I forgot the Cutlers were in DGUSA. Gatson and Ryan Taylor are going to get some attention, you're right. Its kind of good/bad scenario, yeah PWG has great young talent, but the more they get noticed and participate in other companies the more likely we won't see them as much down the road (most likely some years away)

PWGnorthern wrote:Its kind of good/bad scenario, yeah PWG has great young talent, but the more they get noticed and participate in other companies the more likely we won't see them as much down the road (most likely some years away)

Yeah, you're right. It's kinda bittersweet. Like I was real bummed when Davey and Steen took breaks from PWG, because that's where they're always been the most enjoyable to me.

Hopefully as long as the locals live nearby they'll keep getting booked for bigger and better matches.

its always good for local guys to get huge notice, probably thanks to PWG as well, plus there's always gonna be local guys for PWG to bring in and other feds in the US will start noticing and books those guys and more new guys will come into PWG, its the circle although I do hope Bonham will get the notice as well even he did train with Arik Cannon, Ryan Cruz, and Darin Corbin, it seems it was Bonham that never got the bigger notice compared to the other 3 in the east coast, probably because he moved to SoCal

and also, anyone just notice that Excalibur's catchphrase has been, "This is serious"? I have no clue why I just noticed that now

El Asian wrote:I do hope Bonham will get the notice as well even he did train with Arik Cannon, Ryan Cruz, and Darin Corbin, it seems it was Bonham that never got the bigger notice compared to the other 3 in the east coast, probably because he moved to SoCal

I thought Bonham was picking up a lot of steam right before he quit. Probably better-known (at least hyped) than Cannon and NSE at this point. Cannon is better known but I'd say Bonham is more talked-about than NSE.

I'm with you man, I wanna see some big Bonham matches. I wanna see the Bonham vs. Strong match they booked once but never happened.

I saw Goodtime at ROH and the Cutlers and Malachi at DGUSA this last weekend, and I cheered the shit out of those guys, tried to start chants, and gave support. They were all awesome. I thought Johnny was the best in his match, by far.

yeah as somebody mentioned above, I started watching a little Chikara, and besides the shows not all that fun other than BDK being intriguing, Chikara's young guys couldn't hold the local's jockstrap in PWG. PWG was the first indy company I fell in love with, and I guess I was a bit spoiled, because I was getting openers like Goodtime/LTP vs Cutlers, which ends up being better than like half a Chikara show.

No disrespect intended for Chikara, PWG is just way too awesome right now. When does As the Worm Turns ship, I just got the money to buy it finally.